Bottle locker



1935- N. w. COVERDALE ET AL 2,017,786

BOTTLE LOCKER Filed Dec. 24, 1934 Jams?! Coveniala,

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ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 15, 1935 UNITED STATES BOTTLE LOCKER Nunas W.Coverdale and Glenn '1'. Eaton, Fontana, Calif.

Application December 24, 1934, Serial No. 759,088

3 Claims.

This invention relates to bottle lockers and its general object is toprovide an anti-theft holder or locker that is not only capable ofholding or supporting one or more bottles of milk or other liquid andthe like, preferably in a suspended or elevated position out of reach ofanimals, such as dogs and cats, but the bottles are held locked againstremoval by unauthorized persons.

A further object of the invention is to provide an anti-theft holder forbottles, that is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture,easy to install, and extremely efiicient in useand service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing our invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote. like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure l is a front view of the holder which forms the subject matter ofthe present invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken through the holder and showsthe same in use.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the holder in open position.

Referring to the drawing in detail; the reference numeral I indicatesthe body of the holder which as shown is in the form of an elongatedstrip having openings disposed therein to receive screws or otherfastening means 2 for securing the holder in position for use.

The body I may be termed the stationary section of the holder whichincludes a movable section 3 that is likewise in the form of a striphaving one of its ends hingedly secured to one of the ends of the bodyI, as best shown in Figure 4. The movable section 3 is bent upon itselfto provide outwardly directed recessed portions 4, and the free end ofthe movable section has arranged adjacent thereto an opening 5 forreceiving a keeper 6, the latter extending from the opposite end of thebody section I and having an opening I therein to receive the hasp of alock 8 for securing the holder in locked position as best shown inFigure 2.

Fixed to the body section I are resilient split ring members 9 which arearranged thereon for disposal within the recessed portions 4 when themovable section 3 is in operative position, and these split ring membersare adapted to receive bottles and to be disposed about the necksthereof to support the bottles prior to moving the section 3 tooperative position. When in that position, it will be apparent that therecessed portions contact the necks of the bottles and cooperate withthe ring members 9 in supporting the same, as the recessed portionslikewise engage the ring members to hold the same in clampingassociation about the necks, as will be apparent upon inspection ofFigur'2.,, 2 '1 f While we have illustrated lder to receive two bottles,we want it unde rs that the holder can be made to 'receive 'anyinumberof bottles, I without departing from the spirit of'ithe invention.

From the above description andfi'disclo'sure of 10 the drawing, it willbe obvious-that'we have provided a bottle locker or; an it'jholder thatis capable of holding bottles insuspended positions and in' a manner toprevent unauthorized removal thereof, in that'it'becomes necessary tounlock 15 the locking means before the section 3 can be moved to openposition, as shown in Figure 4.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of our invention will be readily apparent.

, .We desire it to be understood that we may make changes in theconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of the severalparts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

What we claim is:

1. A bottle locker comprising a body strip, resilient means secured tothe body strip for supporting bottles, a movable strip hinged to thebody strip and including recessed means to receive the first mentionedmeans for securing the bottles therein, and locking means for themovable strip.

2. A bottle locker comprising a body strip, resilient means secured tothe body strip for receiving and supporting bottles, a movable striphaving one end hinged to the body strip and including means receivingthe resilient means for cooperation therewith to secure the bottleswithin the holder, said movable strip having an opening in its free end,a keeper extending from the body strip to be received'in the opening,and locking means received by the keeper for securing the movable stripin operative position.

3. A bottle holder comprising a body strip, means received by the bodystrip for securing the holder in position for use, split resilient ringmembers secured to the body strip and extending therefrom, a movablestrip having one end hinged to one end of the body strip and includingoutwardly directed recessed portions toreceive the ring members forcooperation therewith for securing bottles within the holder, saidmovable strip having an opening in its free end, a keeper extending fromthe body strip and arranged in the path of the opening to be receivedtherein, and I locking means cooperating with the keeper for securing.the movable strip in operative position.

